Son of India
Film poster
Directed by	Mehboob Khan
Written by	Mehboob Khan
Produced by	Mehboob Khan
Starring	Kamaljit Simi Garewal Sajid Khan Kumkum Jayant
Music by	Naushad
Release date	1962
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Son of India is a Bollywood film released in 1962. This film was written and directed by Mehboob Khan, starring Sajid Khan, Kamaljit, Simi Garewal, Jayant and Kumkum. The music was composed by Naushad and with Shakeel Badayuni as the lyricist. It was a spiritual successor to Mehboob Khan's previous film, Mother India (1957).

This movie's soundtrack consisted of some iconic Bollywood songs including the popular patriotic song titled "Nanha Munna Rahi Hoon Desh Ka Sipahi Hoon".^[1][2] The film was a box office bomb.^[3]

Cast

• Sajid Khan
• Kamaljit as Kishore
• Simi Garewal as Lalita
• Kumkum as Kamla
• Jayant as Jung 'JB' Bahadur
• Ruby Mayers as Paro
• Kanhaiyalal as Paro's father
• Tun Tun as Gopal's foster mother
• Durga Khote as Head Nun
• Murad as Judge
• Mukri
• Bakhtawar Singh
• Kumar
• Lilian

Box office

With a net collection of ₹60 lakh and a total gross of ₹1.2 crore, the film was declared a "Flop" by Box Office India.^[3]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the movie was composed by Naushad and lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The soundtrack consists of 9 songs, featuring vocals by Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt and Shanthi Mathur.